Ensure your SMSF is on track for a new year

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Trustees and advisers of self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) should ensure the have checked off five key factors to make certain their SMSF starts 2016 on the right track, says... Read more continue reading

End of year wind-down is the last opportunity to move on limited advice licensing

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Accountants looking to continue offering self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) advice to clients after the 1 July 2016 exemption cut-off are being urged to choose their licensing path before the end... Read more continue reading

Technology not the end all solution for SMSF administration

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There are significant misconceptions in the market about the role of SMSF accountants and administrators in the superannuation sector, says Olivia Long, CEO of the SMSF administrator platforms SuperGuardian/Xpress Super.... Read more continue reading

SMSFs can have role in estate planning strategies

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There is still far too much confusion about the role of superannuation, especially self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), in estate planning warns Michael Hutton, head of wealth management at HLB... Read more continue reading

ATO confirms deadline for SMSFs with non-commercial LRBAs

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The ATO has effectively given SMSFs with non-commercial LRBAs a period of grace to either restructure the terms of the arrangement so that they are on commercial terms or to... Read more continue reading

SMSF portfolios testing risk tolerance levels

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Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) may be investing in more growth assets and exposing their portfolios to more investment risk than they might be comfortable with, according to investment expert Paul... Read more continue reading

Legislative changes to Victorian Enduring Power of Attorney

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Thinking of making an enduring power of attorney? Be aware that there has been some recent changes to the law for enduring powers of attorney made in Victoria since 1... Read more continue reading

SMSF cash investments at record high despite lower rates

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Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) allocated record amounts into Australian cash investments in the June quarter of 2015 despite falling interest rates, but virtually ignored overseas assets, despite returns being pumped... Read more continue reading

Who gets my super when I die?

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For many people it might come as a surprise to learn that the most important estate planning tool for dealing with the payment of their interest in a superannuation fund... Read more continue reading

SMSF Association optimistic about LRBA compromise

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The SMSF Association is confident a compromise position can be found on Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangements (LRBAs) in the wake of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) recommendation to ban borrowing... Read more continue reading